Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Native Hawaiian Education Program CFDA Number 84.362A | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) Program, CFDA 84.362A, is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at improving educational outcomes for Native Hawaiian children and adults through innovative, culturally responsive projects. The program is grounded in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, and is intended to strengthen and expand educational services that specifically address the needs of Native Hawaiian communities. The official details of the competition, including priorities, required application components, performance measures, and any pre-application expectations, are provided in the Federal Register notice, which applicants are expected to consult for authoritative guidance.

For this FY 2011 competition (Funding Opportunity Number ED-GRANTS-020911-001), the Department anticipated making about 29 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $12,146,000. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which can make participation more feasible for eligible nonprofit and community-based organizations that may have limited unrestricted resources. While the synopsis highlights the program purpose and basic logistics, the Federal Register notice is the controlling document for specifics such as award sizes, project periods, selection criteria, and any competitive preference priorities that may affect scoring.

Eligibility is focused on organizations with a demonstrated connection to, and experience serving, Native Hawaiian learners and communities. Eligible applicants include Native Hawaiian educational organizations, Native Hawaiian community-based organizations, and public or private nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions that have experience developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or providing instruction in the Native Hawaiian language. Consortia made up of these entities are also eligible, which allows partnerships between schools, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and community organizations when that structure better supports project design and delivery. The listing notes "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the specific eligible categories are explicitly stated in the eligibility description and should be verified against the Federal Register notice to ensure compliance.

In terms of allowable activities, the program supports projects that enhance educational services and can include activities authorized under section 7205(a)(3) of the ESEA. Although the summary does not enumerate those activities, the intent is clear: fund projects that are innovative and that measurably improve educational experiences and outcomes for Native Hawaiian participants, including language-based and culturally grounded approaches where appropriate. A notable caveat is included regarding facilities: in prior years, Congress has sometimes expressly authorized NHE funds to be used for construction, renovation, or modernization of certain Hawaii Department of Education school facilities serving predominantly Native Hawaiian student bodies. For FY 2011, that type of use would only be permissible if Congress specifically authorized it for that fiscal year, meaning applicants should not assume facility construction or renovation is allowable unless the FY 2011 authority is clearly provided.

Applications for this competition were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, with no option to submit by email. Applicants were instructed to locate the application package by searching the CFDA number without the alpha suffix, meaning they should search for "84.362" rather than "84.362A." The application package became available on February 9, 2011, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was April 11, 2011. The opportunity was archived on May 11, 2011, reflecting that the submission window for that cycle had closed, though the summary remains useful as a reference for how the program was structured in that year.

For support and official points of contact, the notice lists a Grants.gov systems administrator contact (Julius Cotton, 202-245-6140, julius.cotton@ed.gov) for technical access issues related to the full announcement or the submission platform. It also lists the program manager (Joanne Osborne, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202-6200, 202-401-1265) as the programmatic contact for questions related to the NHE program itself. Because this summary is explicitly described as a synopsis, applicants were directed to rely on the Federal Register notice for complete instructions, required forms and narratives, and the standards by which applications would be reviewed and selected for funding.

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